Airblue has reportedly laid off more than 300 employees as part of an operational scale-back, according to sources. The workforce reduction affects several departments, including engineering, passenger handling and airside teams, as well as approximately 40 pilots and director-level executives. Impacted employees were notified by email on November 3 and instructed to return their service cards and airport passes to Human Resources.

Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan says the National Highway Authority is being restructured under a business model designed to generate its own revenue and rebuild major highways across Pakistan over the next decade. Speaking to business leaders in Faisalabad, he said the NHA’s annual revenue rose from Rs66 billion to Rs160 billion within a year. He also said about Rs3 trillion would be needed to complete 66 ongoing and planned projects. Work is underway to widen the Pindi Bhattian–Faisalabad Motorway from four to six lanes, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expected to inaugurate the project in December.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plans to introduce direct flights to the Maldives once additional aircraft join its fleet, CEO Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Amir Hayat said. He discussed the proposed service with a Maldivian delegation led by Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla at PIA’s head office. The two sides expect direct flights to strengthen tourism, trade and travel between Pakistan and the Maldives.